Word
Vi reiser gjennom ørkenen.
Meaning
We travel through the desert.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Vi reiser gjennom ørkenen.
Why is it vi and not oss?
Because vi is the subject form, meaning we.
In Vi reiser gjennom ørkenen, we are the ones doing the action, so Norwegian uses vi.
Oss means us and is used as an object, for example:
- Han ser oss = He sees us
- De snakker med oss = They are talking with us
What form is reiser?
Reiser is the present tense of å reise.
- å reise = to travel
- reiser = travel / am traveling / are traveling / will travel depending on context
A useful point: Norwegian verbs do not change for person the way English verbs sometimes do. So you get:
- jeg reiser = I travel
- du reiser = you travel
- vi reiser = we travel
The verb form stays the same.
Can reiser also refer to the future?